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Accommodating clients as they renew or relocate is today's podcast topic. Several inventive solutions have been used recently in our brokerage for solving clients dilemmas with regard to renewing in place or relocating!
Long term costs
Customization
Equity
Appreciation
Interest rates
Flexibility
Accounting treatment
Who represents whom?
Always get your disclosure notice
Written rep agreement
Work with an exclusive agent
Let your advisor speak for you
Several recent topics in the news discussed:
Smaller leases shape office demand in the DFW area
Commercial property debt due to mature in 2024 totals $929B, up 40% from earlier estimates
Hopes of lower interest rates fade as inflation comes in higher than expected
As Ozempic slims waistlines, it's beefy up on CRE
Downtown Dallas office tower sells for $8M at auction
Decline in office occupancy
Financial strain on real estate
Building obsolescence and value decline
Impact on real estate companies and banks
Shift in real estate investment and development
Long-term implications for cities
Potential for transformation
Lower interest rates
CRE loan expirations still plague industry
Continued distress for office
WeWork rejects more leases
Conversions no panacea to office distress
Insurance costs ballooning
NAR under fire
How is the game, Jenga like commercial buildings?
Landlords want stability while tenants want flexibility - what to do?
Tenants should negotiate for all their rights prior to signing the lease such as early termination, expansion rights, right of first refusal, renewal options, etc.
Landlords face risks such as financial, economic, tenant failure, sublease competition, etc.
Chapter 7, entitled "Ruled by the Ruler" of our book, Confessions of a Recovering Landlord, is all about measurement of commercial spaces. Feel free to email me at Jan@TexasTenantRep.com and I'll email this chapter of the book to you for free.
What really happens when a bunch of brokers gets together for a couple of days away from the office?? Learn how Bob navigated the treacherous waters of the most recent SIOR convention in Chicago!
What's with the new wave of sub-subleasing going on?
What are critical dates in a commercial lease. How can they trip up a tenant? Who is responsible for tracking them? Enquiring minds want to know!
What everyone wants to know but is afraid to ask. Listen while Bob and Jan clear up any misconceptions!
Should you be underwriting your landlord as closely as they do you? Stay tuned for all the scoop!
Wait, don't turn that dial, today while we do cover some basic terms, we've got lots of examples of how it all can go so wrong.....
Over time tenants demand different features or amenities in buildings
For example, office buildings didn't need the internet in 1980, but they must have fitness centers, conference centers and pickleball courts in 2023
Covid brought heightened awareness of cleaning and air filtering
Industrial - dock high or not, clear height, number of docks, outdoor storage, etc
Big demand for industrial?? More electricity.
Shift towards decarbonization in commercial operations
Federal and state incentives and regulations driving electric vehicle production
Reconfiguring parking areas and planning for increased power capacity
CA regulation of not just trucks, but also warehouses as an end-run on trucks
Impact of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Difficulties in acquiring additional power from public utilities
Implementing solar power on industrial rooftops
Focus on emissions and tenant demands
Best Single Investment? Listen to Bob and Jan discuss all things regarding the current state of the office sector - nation wide and here at home (DFW)!
Buying distressed properties
Bank loans
CBD areas
Office pricing
Subleases
Vacancies
Downsizing
Today Bob and Jan discuss the pitfalls of not being aware of the clauses in your lease - especially operating expenses, maintenance and insurance. Listen and protect yourself!
Confessions of a Recovering Landlord has now been around for 100 episodes! Breaking our hands patting ourselves on the back...
To celebrate this milestone we talk about collabs today. Brand new collaborations we are making with a good number of business but the primary one we discuss today is residential real estate agencies. From commission checks to continuing education listen and find out how it's all going down.
Challenges for property owners
Lending guidelines
Mortgages expire
Higher interest rates
Decreasing property values
Refinance, foreclose
DFW metroplex
CMBS
Asset type
Market/submarket
Loan seasoning
Industrial
Office
Vulture funds
How do the failures of banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank affect the commercial real estate market, and what impact could this have on tenants and their representatives? Listen as Jan & Bob interview Ben Parkey, Executive Vice President/Market President at Texas Security Bank. Ben helps to answer many questions we all have on our minds after the recent banking debacles of the last couple of weeks.